Novak Djokovic reveals he and Goran Ivanisevic “liked” to look at Elena Rybakina’s matches because the 37-year-old is now rooting for his former coach to attain success with the Kazakh.
After parting methods with the Serbian tennis star in April, the Croatian tennis legend took a while earlier than accepting any of the affords he obtained.
And in November, he formally got here again to teaching after the WTA world No. 6 introduced he was becoming a member of her employees for the 2025 season.
Djokovic, who received 12 Grand Slams throughout his six-year with Ivanisevic, was requested on the Brisbane Worldwide how he felt concerning the Rybakina and Ivanisevic collaboration.
“I used to be really blissful, as a result of… we really like Elena, the best way she performs and the way she is as an individual. When he used to work with me, we all the time preferred to look at her play,” the record 24-time Grand Slam champion said.
Elena Rybakina and Goran Ivanisevic© Goran Ivanisevic/Instagram – Fair Use
Djokovic: Rybakina is a top player
After joining the 25-year-old’s team, the Croatian acknowledged that one of the reasons he accepted the offer was his belief that the Kazakh had the potential to do major things in the future.
And the Serbian tennis star agrees with that claim about the 2022 Wimbledon winner.
“She’s a top player. She’s won a Grand Slam already, and she knows how that feels. I’m sure she’s hungry for more and she seems to be very motivated. She started off the season, I saw, with a couple of good wins,” Djokovic mentioned of Rybakina.
In the identical interview, the present ATP world No. 1 additionally famous he wish to see the Kazakh and Ivanisevic “lift some big titles together.”
